Chicken Rollatini!!!

Here's another great recipe from Skinnytaste.com!! I'd definately make this again. However, the next time I make it, I think I am going to replace the Ricotta Cheese with Fat Free Cream Cheese! I just think I'd like it better. I'm a huge cream cheese fan! :-) I also added in steamed asparagus seasoned with Italian seasoning! Total Weight Watchers Points Plus points for one Chicken Rollatini and a side of asparagus is just 5 points!! :-) Also, if you have ever noticed, I sometimes substitute the low fat products in the recipes for fat free products...less points this way! I always put each recipe into my recipe builder in weight watchers to make sure my version of the recipe is accurate in the amount of points I'm consuming and I always list the points value for the recipe I give on here...which, like I said, may vary a little from the sites I get them from! :-)

What you will need:


8 thin chicken cutlets, 3 oz each ( I couldn't find these, so I just cute up chicken breasts and beat them with my little meat hammer so they were thinned out.)
1/2 cup whole wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs (I just crushed up croutons!!)
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided

6 tablespoons egg whites or egg beaters

5 oz frozen spinach, squeezed dry of any liquid

6 tbsp part skim ricotta cheese (I used fat free...and like I said, next time I'm gonna try FF cream cheese).

6 oz part skim mozzarella
olive oil non-stick spray
1 cup pomodoro sauce or your favorite marinara sauce
salt and pepper to taste
 
What you will do:
 
-Wash and dry cutlets, season with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 450°. Lightly spray a baking dish with non-stick spray.
-Combine breadcrumbs and 2 tbsp grated cheese in one bowl
-Then add  1/4 cup egg beaters or egg whites in another
- Shred or finely chop 1.5 oz of mozzarella cheese and combine with remaining grated cheese, spinach (make sure you squeeze it dry), 2 tbsp egg beaters, and ricotta cheese.
-Lay chicken cutlets down on a working surface and spread 2 tbsp of spinach-cheese mixture on each cutlet.

 -Loosely roll each one and keep seam side down.
-Dip chicken in egg mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down in a baking dish (no toothpicks needed). Repeat with the remaining chicken. When finished, lightly spray with olive oil.
-Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven, top with spagetti sauce then cheese.

-Bake until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 3 more minutes.

Enjoy!

Strawberry Cheesecake Swirl

So, we had guests tonight and instead of cheating and having something really yummy, yet really bad for dessert, I found this recipe at skinnytaste.com. It's only 3 Weight Watchers Points Plus points per slice IF you use fat free cream cheese instead of the lowfat that the recipe calls for. I also used low fat graham crackers, but I'm not sure if that made a difference in points or now. Hopefully it did for my belly ;-) Serves 9. Enjoy!


What you will need: 

non stick cooking spray

1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs

1 tbsp light butter, softened

8 oz package reduced fat cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

6 oz fat-free vanilla yogurt 

2 large egg whites

2 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp all purpose flour

1/4 cup strawberry jam (I used sugar free)

What you will do:


Heat oven to 350°. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick spray.

Mix together graham cracker crumbs and butter with a fork until evenly moistened.Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan.

Gently beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in fat free yogurt, egg whites, lemon juice, and flour. Do not over beat.Pour over graham cracker crust.

Stir jam until smooth. Drop by small spoonfuls over surface of filling. Using a knife,swirl jam gently through filling to create marble effect.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool to room temperature. Chill a few hours in the refrigerator.


Enjoy!

Asian Flank Steak Skewers

Another new one to add to my recipe book!! :-) These are delicious. I forgot to take a pic, so I'm using the one from the original recipe from www.skinnytaste.com. I love this website! I also served ours over steamed white rice. Very filling and very yummy! Jared and I both agreed that next time we will add steamed broccoli to the mix to add more filler for zero more points! 4 Skewers are 4 Weight Watchers Points Plus Points. 1 cup of steamed white rice is 5 Weight Watchers Points Plus Points. Delicious! 


What you will need: 

1 1/2 lbs flank steak, sliced thin

1 1/2 cups reduced sodium soy sauce (Use Tamari for Gluten Free)

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tsp fresh ginger

1 tsp sesame oil

1 lime, juice of

What you will do: 

• Slice steak into thin strips
• Mix all other ingredients together
• Marinate steak in mixture for at least one hour
• After steak has marinated, add it to the grill or fry pan, cook on each side a few minutes to your liking. (The recipe said to thread each piece of meat onto a skewer, but I skipped that and just grilled them without). 

Serve with steamed white rice if you wish. ENJOY!! 

Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Jared made this awesome recipe from Dashingdish.com. I would definately let him make it again. :-) However, you could add many more pepperonis to each one and not add a lot of points (17 of them for 2pts!). These are 7 weight watchers points plus pts per breast! :-) If I put them into my WW recipe builder though, they are only 5 pts each, so I think it just depends on how big of a breast you are using or how many you can get out of 1.25lbs! :-) Enjoy!


Ingredients:

1.25 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, (or 4 chicken breasts), pounded thin

1/4 tsp salt and pepper

1/2 tsp garlic

1 tsp italian blend

1/2 cup mozzarella

1/4 cup pizza (or pasta) sauce + 1/4 cup pizza sauce (for topping)

12 turkey pepperonis

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with foil, and spray with non-stick cooking spray (this makes for easy clean up!) Lay chicken out on prepared baking sheet.

2. To make the stuffing, mix together mozzarella, pizza sauce, and seasonings in a small bowl.

3. Spread mixture out evenly over chicken breasts. Roll up each chicken breast, and place seam side down on baking sheet. Pour remaining pizza sauce over the top of the chicken breasts, and place 3 pepperonis on top of each chicken breast.

4. Bake for 30-35 min, or until chicken is cooked through, (when chicken is no longer pink in the middle).

Cilantro Lime Tilapia Tacos

Another new recipe! This one thanks to skinnytaste.com. Two of these tacos with 1/4 c. of meat is 7 points, add the avocado and it's 9 Weight Watchers Points Plus points. :-) I didn't add the avocado, because when I cut into mine, they were spoiled. :-( I think they'd definitely be better with the avocado. But, they were delicious. I love cilantro, so I added more to my individual tacos and we also added a hot sauce to ours. We left out the tomatoes, because Jared thinks they will kill him, but I didn't mind these without. I'm not a huge fan of cooked tomatoes. I'd definitely make these again. 


What you will need: 

1 lb tilapia fillets, rinsed and pat dried

1 tsp olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

4 garlic cloves, finely minced

2 jalapeño peppers, chopped (seeds removed for less heat)

2 cups diced tomatoes

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

3 tbsp lime juice

salt and pepper to taste

8 5-inch white corn tortillas (I used La Tortilla Factory Fiber & Flax)

1 medium haas avocado, sliced

lime wedges and cilantro for garnish

What you will do:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet. Sauté onion until translucent, then add garlic. Mix well.
• Place tilapia on the skillet and cook until the flesh starts to flake. Add jalapeño peppers, tomatoes, cilantro and lime juice. Sauté over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, breaking up the fish with the spoon to get everything mixed well; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat tortillas on a skillet a few minutes on each side to warm (no oil needed). Or you can just heat them in the microwave for 15 seconds. Serve a little over 1/4 cup of fish on each warmed tortillas with a slice or 2 of avocado and enjoy!

Italian Style Stuffed Red Peppers

Another new recipe we tried thanks to Dashingdish.com! :-) These were absolutely delicious and they are only 6 Weight Watchers Points Plus Points! I thought I'd want to have two, but one with some asparagus on the side, was plenty to fill me! Enjoy!

What you will need: 

• 1 lb lean ground turkey (Or lean ground beef)
• 3 red bell peppers
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce- I used a garlic and herb flavored one.
• 1 tsp basil/oregano seasoning (or any blend of italian herbs)
• 1tsp garlic powder (or 1 garlic clove, pressed)
• 1/2 tsp salt/pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh spinich
• 2 tbs grated parmesan cheese + 6 tbs to garnish over the top of each pepper

What you will do:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil (I'd double wrap it if you wanna save your pan, these are drippy little buggers). This makes for easy clean up. Spray with non-stick spray.
• Brown Turkey
• Wash peppers and gut the middle of the seeds. Cut in halves the long way. Set aside.
• Once turkey is all browned, add spices and spaghetti sauce. Stir until well mixed. Add in spinach. Mix well. 
• Sprinkle two TBSP of parmesan cheese into mixture, mix well.
• Filly pepper halves with meat mixture. 
• Top with 1 TBSP of parmesan cheese or mozzarella cheese on each pepper.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes
• Let set for 10 minutes
• Enjoy!

Pretzel Crusted Honey Mustard Chicken Strips

I tried a new one from Dashing Dish.com and it was a huge hit with my hubs. I liked it too and it was super easy. Only 8 PointsPlus from Weight Watchers per serving. Serves 4. Each serving is approximately, 3-4 strips. I also served mine with steamed, fresh green beans. Which of course add zero points.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb chicken, cut into strips
• 3 tbs honey
• 2 tbs mustard
• 1 cup pretzels, finely crushed (I prefer whole wheat pretzels, or Newman’s Own protein pretzels)
• 1/8 tsp salt, pepper, and garlic powder
• Optional: 1 packet stevia (or sweetener of choice) for an extra touch of sweetness

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees, spray baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Mix together honey and mustard in one small bowl. Mix together crushed pretzels and seasonings, and place in another small bowl.

3. Place chicken in honey mustard mix, then toss in pretzel mix making sure it is coated on both sides. 

4. Lay chicken strips on baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, flip, then bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

5. You can serve with mustard or honey or a combo of the two for a dipping sauce, but I didn't think it needed to be dipped. 

Enjoy!